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  • Who Decides to Have a Cowboys and Indians-Themed Kids’ Birthday Party in 2018? Kevin Hart, That’s Who

    Kevin Hart has recently “defended” his choice to throw a cowboys-and-Indians-themed party for his son’s first birthday party, if you can call it that. According to Complex, folks on social media rightfully pointed out that the entire idea of a cowboys and Indians party was messed up, especially in light of the Thanksgiving-adjacent timing. Kevin…

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    Natalie Degraffinried






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    November 29, 2018
  • Police Killed Black Man From Detroit and (Possibly) a Police Dog. Which One Do You Think Received More Sympathy?

    A Detroit man was shot and killed by police outside the St. Clair Shores venue where his baby shower was being held. According to the Detroit Free Press, 29-year-old Theoddeus Gray was shot multiple times by police after Gray fired one shot with a pistol, which then jammed, according to the officers’ version of events.…

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    Natalie Degraffinried






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    November 28, 2018
  • Bobby Brown Suing Producers of Whitney Houston Documentary, Whitney: Can I Be Me, for Millions

    Bobby Brown is looking for big bucks from the producers of 2017 Whitney Houston documentary Whitney: Can I Be Me. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Brown and the estate of his daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, have filed a $2 million complaint against Showtime and BBC, alleging the documentary about his late ex-wife used footage of…

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    Natalie Degraffinried






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    November 28, 2018
  • Black Man Graciously Helps Intoxicated Neighbor, Gets Arrested for Some Silly Shit

    23-year-old Samir Ahmed was just helping a neighbor in his own community…until the police got involved and arrested him. On the morning of Nov. 17, someone called police to help a drunk man who was in and out of consciousness in a Silver Spring, Maryland, community. In the interim, Ahmed graciously helped the inebriated man…

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    Natalie Degraffinried






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    November 28, 2018
  • Former Florida Police Chief Who Framed Black Teen and Multiple Black Men Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison

    The former Florida police chief who literally turned black people into statistics—framing them to juke his burglary record—has been sentenced to three years in prison by a federal judge. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore sentenced Raimundo Atesiano to 36 months in prison for conspiracy of depriving multiple people of their civil rights.…

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    Natalie Degraffinried






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    November 27, 2018
  • It’s a Thin Line Between Love and Trump: Mia Love Is Big Mad at President After Losing Her House Seat

    Following the loss of her seat in the House of Representatives, Utah politician Mia Love is not happy with her president. According to CNN, during her concession speech in the congressional race against Democrat Ben McAdams, Love responded to Donald Trump’s petty-ass comment that “Mia Love gave me no love and she lost. Too bad.…

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    Natalie Degraffinried






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    November 27, 2018
  • East Pittsburgh Will Close Police Department in December, Officials Not Saying Much About Why

    The East Pittsburgh Police Department, the same department that housed Officer Michael Rosfeld, who shot and killed unarmed 17-year-old Antwon Rose II, will be disbanded as of Saturday. From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Borough council members made the decision within the past few weeks, the officer told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pennsylvania State Police will take over…

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    Natalie Degraffinried






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    November 27, 2018
  • Trial Begins for White Supremacist Suspect in Deadly Charlottesville Car Attack. Can It Bring Justice?

    The trial process for the man who allegedly drove a car through a crowd of counterprotesters, killing activist Heather Heyer, 32, during last year’s Charlottesville, Virginia, “Unite the Right” rally, is beginning Monday. James Alex Fields Jr., 21, is facing “a first-degree murder charge, multiple charges of malicious wounding and assault and separate federal hate…

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    Natalie Degraffinried






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    November 26, 2018
  • Police Point Finger at Innocent Man They Killed by Implying He Shouldn’t Have Had His Legal Gun Out

    Alabama police have begun efforts to shift blame to the innocent man they shot following gunshots at an Alabama shopping mall. Emantic “EJ” Bradford, 21, was killed by a police officer who was responding to an active shooter situation on Thursday evening. After calling the officer “heroic,” the police realized they had killed the wrong…

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    Natalie Degraffinried






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    November 26, 2018
  • Blackout for Human Rights Launches 5th Annual #BlackoutBlackFriday Action With Terence Nance

    Blackout for Human Rights is urging you to be conscious about your Black Friday sale-hunting instincts and avoid major retailers and corporations violating human rights standards. For a fifth year, the collective—founded by Ryan Coogler—will kick off a nationwide campaign encouraging shoppers to participate in an economic boycott of “major retailers, and any corporations that…

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    Natalie Degraffinried






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    November 21, 2018
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